Before (end of 1995) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 21 · Labour 6 · Other 4
After (end of 1996) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Conservative 19 · Labour 6 · Other 4
Ward results
Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 26.3%
| M. Everingham | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
| A. Fudge | Liberal Democrats | 886 |
| W. Brandwood | Liberal Democrats | 834 |
| T. Carey | Conservative | 519 |
| C. Rochester | Conservative | 498 |
| C. Poole | Conservative | 447 |
| A. Castle | Labour | 370 |
| R. Dickinson | UK Ind | 191 |
Boscombe West3 seats
| W. Carey | Conservative | 716 ✓ |
| P. Stanley-Watts | Liberal Democrats | 646 ✓ |
| H. Cutler | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 615 |
| A. Senior | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| J. Senior | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| V Carter | Labour | 448 |
| R Ansall | Labour | 406 |
| G. Faithfull | Labour | 377 |
Central3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| L. Rhodes | Liberal Democrats | 893 |
| Raymond Arthur Chapman | Conservative | 832 |
| E. Barron | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
| J. Griffiths | Conservative | 808 |
| W. Robbins | Conservative | 769 |
| M. Goff | Labour | 484 |
East Cliffe3 seats · turnout 26.4%
| J. Curtis | Conservative | 935 |
| P Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 898 |
| D. Clutterbuck | Conservative | 848 |
| V. Millward | Liberal Democrats | 806 |
| B. Lassman | Conservative | 796 |
| R. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 759 |
| J. Tanczos | Labour | 317 |
| M. Watson | Independent | 109 |
Ensbury Park3 seats
| J. Abbot | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 ✓ |
| C. Allington | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 ✓ |
| P. Craven | Liberal Democrats | 1,218 ✓ |
| Eamonn Gilmore | Conservative | 549 |
| W Wilson | Labour | 524 |
| Andrew Collier | Conservative | 522 |
| A Isaacs | Conservative | 506 |
Kinson3 seats
| L Bennett | Labour | 1,554 ✓ |
| D Gritt | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| V Williams | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| A Baldwin | Conservative | 493 |
| R Callaway | Conservative | 467 |
| P. Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| N Hensel | Conservative | 438 |
| S Starr | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| D Moore | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
Littledown3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| B. Siberry | Conservative | 1,433 |
| J. Littlewood | Liberal Democrats | 1,307 |
| A. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,270 |
| M. Rose | Conservative | 1,247 |
| B Tokely | Conservative | 1,212 |
| I. Metcalfe | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |
| A. Davidson | Labour | 469 |
| Julia Susan Taylor | Labour | 420 |
| C. O'Luby | Labour | 370 |
Moordown3 seats
| J. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 862 ✓ |
| E. Morrell-Cross | Liberal Democrats | 801 ✓ |
| R. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 764 ✓ |
| M Snow | Labour | 505 |
| A Crew | Labour | 497 |
| P Wareham | Labour | 488 |
| A Graham | Conservative | 396 |
| John Worth | Conservative | 374 |
| F Argiolas | Conservative | 347 |
Muscliff3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| R. Whittaker | Independent | 2,291 |
| E. Smith | Independent | 1,800 |
| H. Courtney | Conservative | 1,244 |
| C. Wiltshire | Liberal Democrats | 766 |
| D Emberson | Labour | 525 |
| L. Thomas | Labour | 490 |
| N. Hill | Labour | 444 |
Queens Park3 seats
| C. Dean | Liberal Democrats | 974 ✓ |
| Michael Carlile | Liberal Democrats | 969 ✓ |
| Richard Waller | Liberal Democrats | 926 ✓ |
| H. Davies | Conservative | 777 |
| R Ware | Conservative | 774 |
| P Whitney | Conservative | 753 |
| C Jenkins | Labour | 390 |
| P Back | Labour | 387 |
| I Taylor | Labour | 374 |
Redhill Park3 seats
| P. Whiteleg | Independent | 1,151 ✓ |
| R. Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 911 ✓ |
| A. Rey | Independent | 824 ✓ |
| K Smale | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| B Dowding | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| A. Edwards | Conservative | 539 |
| Jayne Watkins | Labour | 462 |
| N. Helliwell | Conservative | 453 |
| T. Parsons | Labour | 422 |
| C. Richards | Labour | 410 |
Southbourne3 seats
| B. Ratcliffe | Conservative | 1,775 ✓ |
| Y. Johnstone | Conservative | 1,720 ✓ |
| S. Clarke | Conservative | 1,664 ✓ |
| A. Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 811 |
| M. Davis-Webster | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| K. Lee | Labour | 444 |
| D. Sharman | Labour | 415 |
| B. Poyntz | Labour | 301 |
Strouden Park3 seats
| P. Hogarth | Liberal Democrats | 1,526 ✓ |
| T. Hellier-Woods | Liberal Democrats | 1,209 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,010 ✓ |
| Rob Wotton | Independent | 839 |
| A Ramsden | Conservative | 750 |
| J. Rae | Conservative | 745 |
| O’ Luby A | Labour | 512 |
| S. Young | Labour | 474 |
Talbot Woods3 seats
| Susan Margaret Chappell | Conservative | 1,032 ✓ |
| H. Henning | Conservative | 975 ✓ |
| M. Benyon | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| L. McGowan | Liberal Democrats | 708 |
| W Mason | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| L Fullick | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| S. Richards | Labour | 339 |
| G Froud | Labour | 334 |
Wallisdown3 seats
| P. Brushett | Labour | 1,213 ✓ |
| E. Taylor | Labour | 1,155 ✓ |
| B. Grower | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| T Callaway | Conservative | 291 |
| G. Pardy | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| J. Sissons | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Margaret Keene | Conservative | 236 |
| P Jefferys | Conservative | 225 |
West Cliff3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| P. Harris | Conservative | 1,216 |
| R. Lelliott | Conservative | 1,147 |
| S. Maclaughlin | Conservative | 1,133 |
| G. Painter | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
| S. Laughton | Labour | 541 |
West Southbourne3 seats
| D. Eyre | Liberal Democrats | 1,364 ✓ |
| J. Millward | Liberal Democrats | 1,311 ✓ |
| K. Mantock | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 ✓ |
| M. Swainson | Conservative | 787 |
| D. Bannister | Labour | 352 |
| G. Howe | Labour | 294 |
Westbourne3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| Jackie Harris | Conservative | 1,191 |
| D. Baldwin | Conservative | 1,189 |
| P. Warr | Conservative | 1,131 |
| M. Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 670 |
| P Hartwell | Liberal Democrats | 592 |
| M El-Dars | Liberal Democrats | 533 |
| L. Parsons | Labour | 342 |
| L. Tooley | UK Ind | 132 |
Winton3 seats
| B. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,093 ✓ |
| K. Rawlings | Liberal Democrats | 1,072 ✓ |
| B Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 997 ✓ |
| T. Welch | Conservative | 437 |
| T Thwaites | Labour | 437 |
| B. Warr | Conservative | 421 |
| P. Kopij | Labour | 415 |
| R Warr | Conservative | 405 |
| R. Young | Labour | 380 |
